Hat-guard.



o. E. WA'TBRWORTH.

' HAT GUARD.

APPLICATION FILEVD DEO. 27', 1910.

15021,(547. Patented Mar.26,1912.

l lli wwarfl 'UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

GHARLES n'wATERWoRTH, or yLAS cAscADAs, CANAL zoNE.

HAT-GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 26, 1912.

Application filed December 27, 1910. Serial No. 599,455.

hat guards and has for its object the-provision of a device of that kindadapted to be secured on the inner surface of the crown of the hat so asto be totally invisible when not in use and disconnected from the coator other apparel on the wearer.

With the above and other objects in view, which will more fullyhereinafter appear, the present invention vconsists in certain noveldetails of construction yand arrangement of parts, hereinafter fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claims; it being understoodthat various changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details ofthe device may be made, within the scope of the vappended claims,without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of the specication;-Figure lis a fragmentary perspective of a hat showing my improved device appliedthereto and in inoperative position. Fig. 2 is a similar view butshowing the position of the bobbin during the operation of winding thecord thereon.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to designate correspondingparts throughout.

The rim of the hat is designated by the numeral 5, the crown by thenumeral 6, and the sweatband positioned on the inner surface of thecrown by the numeral 7. The device forming the subject matter of thepresent invention is T-shaped and comprises l a securing member a, anarm b, a bobbin c,

a cord or other exible element 0l and a ring for securing one end of thecord thereto designated by e.

The securing element a comprises a flattened head portion 8. Secured toone face of the flattened head portion are bendable prongs designated bythe numerals 9 and 10. The prongs are insertible through the crown ofthe hat and are bendable over the outer surface thereof behind the bowof the hatband, the head 8 bearing on the inner surface of the crown.The arm b comprises a resilient body portion, one end of which issuitably secured to that surface of the head 8 to which the prongs 9 and10 are secured. The are b rises upwardly above the upper side of thesweatband 7, the said upper end being provided with'the bobbin c. Thebobbin c comprises an oblong shank portion designated by the numeral l2,said shank portion being preferably of metal and medially secured in anypreferred manner to the upper end of the arm b. The opposite ends of theshank l2 are ared and provided with V-shaped openings 13.

The ring e is loosely fitted in a transverse opening formed in the head8 of the securing member as shown in the drawings. The cord d has oneend secured to the ring e and is directed downwardly between the insideof the sweatband and the adjacent surface of the crown .6, and thenceupwardly and over the sweatband and when in inoperative position iswound upon the bobbin c, as clearly shown in the drawings. When in usethe cord ci is unwound from the bobbin c and the free end thereofattached to the coat or any other desirable part of the garments of thewearer. It will be observed by virtue of the resilient arm b that whenit is desired to wind the cord upon the bobbin, the latter may be sprunginwardly toward the center of the hat so that the cord may beconveniently wound upon the bobbin, after which the bobbin may bereleased and the resiliency of the arm willhold the bobbin and the cordwound thereon against the inner surface of the crown 6 and above thesweatband and out of possible engagement withthe head of the wearer.

From the foregoing, it is evident that I have provided a device which iscomparatively simple in structure and inexpensive to manufacture,embodying few parts and these so arranged that the danger of derangementwill be reduced to a minimum.

I claim 1. A hat guard comprising an elongated bobbin, a resilient armconnected at one end to the bobbin, the other end of said arm beingsecured to the inner surface of the hat crown, and a flexible elementconnected to said means and extending downwardly between the crown andthe sweatband and adapted to be wound upon the bobbin.

2. A hat guard including a bobbin arranged within the crown of the hatand above the sweat band, a resilient arm connected to the bobbinextending downwardly to a point behind the sweat band, means forconnecting the lower end of the arm to the hat crown, and a flexibleelement connected to said means extending downwardly and out between thesweat band and the hat crown and adapted to be wound upon the bobbin.

8. A hat guard comprising a T-shaped device including a bobbin providedat opposite ends with V-shaped recesses, said device also including aspring arm connected medially of the bobbin and extending downwardly toa point behind the sweat band,

means for securing the lower end of said arm to the hat crown, and aexible element connected to the said means and extending downwardly andout between the hat crown and the sweat band thereof and adapted to bewound upon the bobbin within the V- shaped recesses at the end thereof,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. WATERWORTH. Vitnesses:

R. L. LAMAs'rUs, SHERMAN C. ABERNATHY.

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